Date of Publication
Winter 1-23-2019
Abstract
Introduction
• The VT General Assembly includes 180 legislators: 150 representatives and 30 senators
• State legislators have substantial power to create opioid-related policies
• During the 2017-18 VT legislative session 22 opioid related bills were introduced and 9 were passed
• No data currently exist on how VT legislators gather information and formulate public health decisions regarding opioid policies
Purpose
• Examine VT legislators’ understanding of the opioid epidemic
• Identify what drives legislators to draft legislation, including beliefs, priorities, and voting decisions
• Inform health and human services professionals to best respond to legislators’ knowledge gaps and continuing education needs
Advisor(s)
Charles MacLean
UVM Larner College of Medicine
Jan Carney
UVM Larner College of Medicine
Elizabeth Cote
UVM AHEC Program
Agency
University of Vermont Area Health Education Centers Program
Subjects
Access to Health Services, Health-Related Quality of Life & Well-Being, Substance Abuse, Educational and Community-Based Programs, Social Determinants of Health
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
du Preez, Liam; Eichner, Emily; Gau, Jonathan; Harned, Ryan; Lebow, Matthew; Moore, Bridget; Nowicki, Casandra; Cote, Elizabeth; MacLean, Charles; and Carney, Jan, "Vermont Legislators' Opinions Regarding the Opioid Epidemic" (2019). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 286.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/286